Richmond Developments

[Icetera]

More town houses and condos for various Fan/Museum District locations:

 

http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2015/02/23/developer-bringing-new-homes-to-the-fan/

 

http://hunttsrow.com/

[Icetera]

More development for the 400 block of Harrison St. as well as a roadabout at the Idlewood/Grayland/S-195 intersection:

 

Tribeca RVA:

http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2015/03/06/richmonds-tribeca-kicks-off-new-development/

http://tribecabrownstones.net/

 

Roundabout:

http://www.oregonhill.net/2014/08/15/idlewood-roundabout-plan-update/

 

Edited March 6, 2015 by Icetera

[varunner]

This is great news of VCU buying the lot that the future Walgreens on Broad and Belvedere was supposed to go. Hopefully a high rise residential with possible first floor retail goes there. 

 

http://www.richmond.com/business/local/article_13e0800d-76e5-53f4-a143-6d038b2e793c.html 

[Blackbird Fly]

This is extremely exciting news and a huge relief that it will not become a generic Walgreens! 

[Richmonopoly]

This IS great news to come home to!  

 

Crossroads, I agree, a modern apartment high-rise would be perfect.  Add to that a few specialty shops that produce more foot traffic versus parking spaces.

[eandslee]

I was elated when I read the news this morning! Hoping for something tall!

[eandslee]

In case you haven't seen it yet, here is a link to the annual Richmond Downtown Development Forum.  I always love to watch these to see all the upcoming projects in and around the downtown area:

 

[eandslee]

Not too long ago, I posted my thoughts that the City of Richmond needed to lower their business taxes (or get rid of them) in order to draw businesses into the downtown area. Well, it looks like there is a movement afoot to do just that! I really hope the city's leadership sees the importance of doing this as the city's future depends on it! If they don't, we can expect more of the same stagnant growth downtown (relative to the counties). Actually, downtown has been booming lately, but just think of how much more it would be with the same BPOL as the counties, or no BPOL at all! Every big business would be clamoring to move downtown from the burbs for the prestige of being in the central business district! A lowered or eliminated BPOL might just be the incentive businesses need to fill up the vacancy downtown and you might just see more new construction to include more highrises as well! This could be HUGE for Richmond! Eliminate or at least lower the BPOL to the level of that of the counties! Eliminating it would make making the move from the burbs to downtown worth it! Here's hoping they do it! Check out this article on this movement

 

http://www.richmond.com/business/local/article_1ac5bf7f-6ed3-5ba7-8bc4-db4bde21fce8.html

Edited March 30, 2015 by eandslee

[Shakman]

You may want to check the link to the article.

[eandslee]

You may want to check the link to the article.

 

Fixed.  Thanks!  My iPad keeps messing up links.

[Blackbird Fly]

Here is a proposal for a 180-unit apartment complex which would be seated at the base of the Jefferson Park hill. I've wondered when this empty lot would be developed.

 

http://chpn.net/news/2015/03/30/public-hearing-wednesday-on-180-apartments-proposed-below-jefferson-park_41260/#comment

 

Also, here is an update about the theater conversion on 25th St. in Church Hill:

 

http://chpn.net/news/2015/03/31/new-restaurants-apartments-coming-this-year-to-25th-street_41284/ 

[wrldcoupe4]

Construction fencing up at 1st and canal where a 5 story 70 unit apartment building is planned.

[Icetera]

Construction fencing up at 1st and canal where a 5 story 70 unit apartment building is planned.

 

 

Looks like it was approved in December.

[eandslee]

Construction fencing up at 1st and canal where a 5 story 70 unit apartment building is planned.

 

Finally!  Been waiting for this one to start for quite a while!

[varunner]

Anyone know about this conceptual design from Fultz Architects? I would love to see this spot in Shockoe Bottom developed. 

 

[Icetera]

Anyone know about this conceptual design from Fultz Architects? I would love to see this spot in Shockoe Bottom developed. 

 

 

I could not find anything on it but it is crossing a property line where a new 8 story extension of Canal Lofts with 2 story retail fronting Main is pending approval:

 

 

 

Historic Housing, run by Louis Salomonsky and David White, is looking to start construction this summer on a $12.5 million project at 1817 E. Main St. It will include an 8-story, 76-unit building and a 2-story mixed-use building fronting Main Street.

Temporarily dubbed Canal Lofts V, the project was endorsed Monday by the Richmond Planning Commission and should go before Richmond City Council on May 11.

 

http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2015/05/04/developers-eye-8-story-project-in-the-bottom/

[Shakman]

Something may finally be happening on that lot after all.  EXCELLENT!!!

[Icetera]

And here is a potential 96-unit school renovation (abandoned since the '60s) in Northside:

 

 

 

The Canaan Housing Foundation has requested city approval for the construction of a multimillion-dollar 92-unit apartment project for low-income elderly residents in the former St. Elizabeth’s School at 1031 Fourqurean Lane.

 

http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2015/05/04/nonprofit-to-revamp-vacant-northside-school/

Edited May 5, 2015 by Icetera

[eandslee]

I could not find anything on it but it is crossing a property line where a new 8 story extension of Canal Lofts with 2 story retail fronting Main is pending approval:

 

Canal Lofts V.jpg

 

 

http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2015/05/04/developers-eye-8-story-project-in-the-bottom/

 

I would love to see a real rending of this project.  I'm curious what they 8-story portion will look like.  Good to see more Shockoe development happening!

[wrldcoupe4]

There are schematics on the city's legistrar site from the most recent planning commission hearing. Not easy to link to it though. Seems nothing awe inspiring but should fit in well.

[Icetera]

I'm not thrilled about losing that left travel lane for the sake of food trucks that aren't going to park down there anyway.

 

Looking at some other plans it appears food trucks may be able to stage inside the park instead.

 

[Icetera]

There are schematics on the city's legistrar site from the most recent planning commission hearing. Not easy to link to it though. Seems nothing awe inspiring but should fit in well.

 

Edited May 6, 2015 by Icetera

[Icetera]

While poking around I see signs of American Tobacco Center looking into developing the empty lots across 20th street.

 

 

From meeting minutes:

Ms. Chen presented the staff report and summarized the applicant’s request for conceptual review and Commission comments for the construction of a new, six-story multi-family apartment building that incorporates two levels of structured podium parking in the Shockoe Valley Old and Historic District. The revised elevations have been greatly simplified but still lack the monolithic, single material massing of the surrounding industrial buildings.

[Brent]

The building on 19th looks great.

[varunner]

More development for Scott's Addition: 

 

"Spy Rock Real Estate Group plans to demolish the former Symbol Mattress Co. facility at 1814 Highpoint Ave. to make way for a new construction development that would include about 190 apartments and about 55,000 square feet of commercial space."

 

http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2015/05/07/developer-sets-sights-on-another-scotts-addition-eyesore/